Diggle and Arsenal busting through her bedroom door caused Felicity to scream for more than one reason. The first reason being fear of danger, the second reason fear but because she was completely naked. She grasped for sheets to cover herself. Oliver's reaction had been to move like a panther transitioning seamlessly from tickling and laughing with Felicity to being on his feet in a fight stance. Prepared to destroy whoever was bursting in Felicity's door, it was difficult for him to stop the punch that was mid-way completed when he registered who the intruder was.
"Diggle? Roy? What are you doing here?" Oliver asked, he reached down by the bed and pulled on his pants which were now on the floor. Felicity was wrapped up in a sheet by this time but was trying to not only cover herself but hide. She had never been so embarrassed in her entire life, neither had Diggle.
Roy was trying to look anywhere but at Felicity but his gaze kept coming to her. Diggle suddenly burst out in laughter. "It is about time you came home, brother! And about time that this-" he pointed back and forth at Oliver and Felicity, "-happened."
Oliver smiled and started to reach out an arm to grab Diggle into a hug but before he could Felicity shouted, "Out! Now!" The men stopped and stared at her, with one hand she was holding a sheet across her and with the other hand outstretched and pointing towards the door.
Oliver smiled but headed towards the door, he also grabbed his shirt and put it on. After Diggle and Roy followed him out of the room he turned and picked up the door that was now on the ground and propped it against the frame, "We will just be out here."
Felicity nodded and after Oliver left the room, she face planted into the pillows.
Oliver stood in front of the TV, a vintage Robin Hood poster hanging behind him, as Diggle and Roy sat on the couch. They had many questions and Oliver explained that he had just returned. He asked about Thea and Roy confirmed that she was fine, still unaware that she had killed Sara but he did suspect that she had been spending a lot of time with Malcolm Merlyn. She knew very little about Oliver's disappearance an email had been sent to him from his account when he left telling her he was going to Gotham to meet up with his old college friends and would be out of town, she had seemed content with that.
Oliver nodded but his lips formed a grimace, he found himself rubbing the center of his chest where a blade had gone through it less than 2 months ago. It didn't hurt physically but it served as an emotional reminder of where he had been and what still needed to be done. He was deep in thought when Felicity walked out, she had a pair of yoga pants on and a baggy MIT sweatshirt. She stood next to Oliver, she felt like a magnet drawn to him.
She made a nervous laughter, "So you guys are probably wondering what you walked in on."
Diggle shook his head, "Not really."
Felicity nodded and started to stammer, Oliver took her hand and she became silent, she looked at him, smiled and interlaced their fingers.
"Not that I'm not happy to see you both," Oliver started, "But again I ask, why are you here?"
Diggle cleared his voice and stood up, Roy did too. There was something about Oliver, that made Diggle feel like he was in the presence of a commanding officer and when reporting to that officer you stood. "I tried to call Felicity about 40 minutes ago, but she didn't answer. When I tried a few more times I became concern and Roy and I decided to come over. We thought we heard screaming," a sly smile came over Diggle's face and Roy looked like he was about to laugh, "Obviously we misinterpreted that."
Felicity put her free hand to her face and murmured, "Oh dear Lord." She could feel her cheeks turn red as she thought about the events surrounding her accidently smashing her phone.
Oliver tightened his hand on hers and looked at Diggle, "You're reaction seems maybe a little extreme, but I appreciate you're concern." Diggle nodded.
"We were just worried that maybe Jerry had made a move," Roy said. Felicity's head jerked up and this time it was her sending arrows, through her look to Roy. Roy shrugged.
"Jerry?" Oliver let go of her hand and looked at her and the Diggle. "Who is Jerry?"
Again Diggle felt the need to report, "A man at Palmer Technologies, worked as a security guard. Started showing a lot of interest in Felicity, leaving her flowers on her desk and poems in her work email –"
Felicity interrupted, "I'm still not sure it's a big of a deal as John is making –"
"He showed up at your door with a gun." Roy interrupted.
"I miss you talking less," Felicity snappy at him, Roy rolled his eyes. Felicity turned to Oliver, who had a very pissed look on his face. "He wasn't going to shoot me. He had asked me out and I told him I wasn't interested. He was very sweet-," Diggle cleared his voice and Felicity nodded, "If not slightly unstable."
"Ray fired him after he showed up here threatening to kill himself if Felicity wouldn't go out with him. Felicity didn't tell me about it until-"
"Let me," Felicity said she held a hand up to Diggle and he nodded. Oliver was extremely tense and Diggle knew the one who could tell him and him not explode was Felicity. She had initially thought him harmless, which is why she hadn't mentioned it to Diggle until the gun incident and while she wanted to play it down to Oliver she knew he deserved the truth.. "After he showed up here, I hacked into some records and found out he had been receiving treatment for some... issues. I thought I could talk to him, but I was a little worried so I asked John to back me up. We were meeting at a coffee shop and he showed up with some C-4 strapped to him. John was able to restrain him and we turned him over to the police station. Captain Lance doesn't know what happened, one minute he was in a holding cell and the next he was gone. Security tapes were wiped clean."
Everyone was silent for a minute, all eyes on Oliver. "When was this?" He asked, looked at Felicity.
"Last week. Roy and Diggle have been patrolling and I've been trying to trace him but no luck." Felicity reached out and put a hand on Oliver's chest. "I'm fine."
Oliver clasped a hand over hers and again held it by his side. He looked at Diggle and then Roy, "Thank you for coming."
Diggle nodded. "It's good to see you, Oliver."
Oliver smiled. "I am going to go see Thea. Let's meet under Verdant in 2 hours."
The others nodded, Diggle and Roy headed out the door. Felicity stood back with Oliver to the door. Once Diggle and Roy were gone, she looked at Oliver. "I'm ok, really."
Oliver nodded, "I'm going to find him."
"Oliver, you just got back. He is probably long gone from here. I don't want you to worry."
Oliver kissed her forehead, Felicity had to will back the tears as memories of the last time he had kissed her head before leaving. "I'll see you in two hours." Felicity nodded.
Oliver was out the door and grabbing his stuff from under the porch where he had stashed it. He smiled as he felt her arms rush around his back. He turned in her arms and she kissed him. Not just a peck but a full on kiss that made Oliver take a step back. When they separated he took a breath in.
"I should have done that when you left to go fight Ra, when you told me you loved me." Felicity's eyes locked on his. "I love you too, Oliver Queen."
He smiled and brushed his lips against her. "I will see you in 2 hours."
She nodded and wrapped her arms around hersmelf as she watched him walk away. She was smiling when she walked back in her home and closed the door. She was still smiling until she felt an arm grab around her waist and a hand clasp over her mouth.
